I'm so excited to have found you all!
Is anyone else aware of the fact that most public schools, all the ones I know of at least, have a silent-but-deadly no touching at all policy? no high fives, no HUGS, nada? I initially created a petition (www.thepetitionsite.com/1/help...nna-va) in response to a news article I read about it, but have found that it may not be the best route (a good place to at least find contacts interested in my topic, though!) and am looking for people with ideas or the motivation to work with me on combating this silly rule. There's more information on this in the petition letter, otherwise you can email me - I'm really, though, like I said looking for with-the-system ways to go about changing this. Currently I'm planning to just draw up letters to put in newspapers and publications to get the word out.
Thanks! More hugs!
Lynn
Is anyone else aware of the fact that most public schools, all the ones I know of at least, have a silent-but-deadly no touching at all policy? no high fives, no HUGS, nada? I initially created a petition (www.thepetitionsite.com/1/help...nna-va) in response to a news article I read about it, but have found that it may not be the best route (a good place to at least find contacts interested in my topic, though!) and am looking for people with ideas or the motivation to work with me on combating this silly rule. There's more information on this in the petition letter, otherwise you can email me - I'm really, though, like I said looking for with-the-system ways to go about changing this. Currently I'm planning to just draw up letters to put in newspapers and publications to get the word out.
Thanks! More hugs!
Lynn
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Thu, February 21, 2008 - 12:33 PMdo you have a link to the article? and what schools are you talking about? cause i went to public school and the only thing that wasn't allowed was making out in hallways... so i'm not sure what schools you are talking about and I'd like to learn more ... -
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Thu, February 21, 2008 - 4:33 PMHey--I heard about that sort of thing happening--foul stuff! One of my relatives' kids had that happen to them--the rule applied to their whole district, so this was even kindergartners. They weren't allowed to even touch hands with one another. It's just so wrong! -
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Fri, February 22, 2008 - 10:02 AMwww.npr.org/blogs/news/2..._total_1.html
Here's a link to npr's coverage of the story from VA - it was like a year ago now that it made the news, but in WI all the kids here (Janesville and Eau Claire at least) have told me that it's a problem at their schools. Regardless of where it's a problem (just ask your elementary school kids if you want to know - they'll tell you the rules they're told) it IS a problem somewhere and I'd like help learning how to combat it. I don't just want to offer people here another thing to be fearful of, helpless about, or angry at - an "oh no", I want to focus on correcting this silly notion that public schools are taking on. -
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Fri, February 22, 2008 - 12:33 PMA couple of months ago there was a girl on the Today show who was suspended from school (I forget if it was high school or middle school) for hugging a friend after getting a previous warming from a school official. Absolutely ridiculous. -
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Fri, February 22, 2008 - 12:46 PMThanks for this, sweet p - I did a search on the today show's website, which seemed to search msnnews, and here are some links to some more articles (for those interested) from various places throughout the country and how, and some reasons why, schools are implementing rules like this:
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21661718/
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21690514/
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21097673/
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19293872/
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16159302/ - unclear about this last one...
... well, I guess I'm getting more motivated to do something about this...
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Sat, February 23, 2008 - 10:32 AMI remember plenty of making out in the hallways too - and no one getting in trouble for it.
I remember wishing it was me - although I was glad to see it & very glad when eventually it was me.
maybe it's a sign of our lawsuit-crazed and ultra-safety concerned world - a study showing kids weren't getting enough exercise because of concerns they may get hurt on items such as monkey bars. A friend who lived only a few blocks from the middle school said her judgment was questioned because she allowed her daughter to bicycle there.
After this I would like a hug. -
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Sat, February 23, 2008 - 2:40 PM(chuckle) don't mean to laugh, I want a hug now, too :)
it DOES seem to be a safety thing - but we just haven't figured out that we can't CREATE safety, that is, bad things sometimes happen. What we CAN do (interesting, b/c this is what I'm currently learning how to do in myself) is realize spiritually that we are always safe - the more we connect to our spirits and understanding our spiritual beliefs (even if that is simply LOVE - what hugs are all about) the less we'll be overly concerned about it. Huh, thanks for your input Stu!
A hug for you! (snuggle squeeze)
Lynn
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Sun, February 24, 2008 - 7:49 AMNo hugging may be the policy in many school districts. However, I have designed and built sets for a local high school for about fifteen years. Hugging is alive and well there. I get more hugs from kids who come back to visit after graduaution then from current students but the students are appropriate affectionate with each other as well.
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Thu, April 24, 2008 - 12:16 PMI've noticed that my teenage daughter and her friends hug much more than we ever did back when I attended high school. I was glad to see this because I think it's so healthy and brings kids closer together. Of course, I live in a liberal part of the country, so it's always difficult to get a feel on what the rest of the country is like.
